![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Since 2010, we’ve helped establish a network of 18 locally-owned peacebuilding structures, called District Platforms for Dialogue (DPDs) in the border regions of Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Collaborating with a range of national and local NGOs, international NGOs and government bodies, we focus on building relationships and opportunities for dialogue between civil society and governments and between governments. We have been working in the Mano River region since 1996. Border communities are left insecure and susceptible to crime and uncontrolled refugee-related challenges. Meanwhile, unauthorised crossing points create opportunities for trade in illicit drugs, human trafficking, illegal arms and for criminal violence. Disenfranchised young people and ex-combatants still face serious social, economic and political exclusion. ![]() Caught between bordersĪfter the wars ended, young people had to return to the border communities, where there are few opportunities for skills development, training and employment. The legacies of these conflicts remain and continue to drive divisive political rhetoric across the countries. Meanwhile in Côte d’Ivoire, though a peace agreement in 2007 ended four years of political impasse and a sustained period of conflict, the country is still deeply divided. Peace agreements eventually ended war in Sierra Leone in 2002 and Liberia in 2003. These neighbouring countries have strong historical and cultural ties, and the line where one nation ends and another begins can be unclear. In the Mano River Region, which includes Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, two civil wars and two political crises led to more than 500,000 deaths and the destruction of the functioning of state institutions.Īlthough armed conflicts are officially over, tensions are still high, particularly in border areas and calls for accountability remain unanswered. History of the conflict in the Mano River region ![]()
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